US EPA initiates more pesticide registration reviews

Date:06-30-2014

The US EPA has opened the public comments for registration reviews of some pesticides, which are EPA’s periodic review of pesticide registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory standard for registration. The pesticides include the herbicides, bispyribac-sodium, imazamethabenz, imazamox, imazapyr, mecoprop-P, mesotrione and pyraflufen-ethyl ;the fungicides etridiazole, pyraclostrobin and zoxamide; the acaricide, propargite. The public comments have been opened until August 25, 2014.

Company	Category	Products
K-I Chemical USA	herbicide	bispyribac-sodium
Nufarm Americas	herbicide	imazamethabenz
BASF	herbicide	imazamox
BASF, DuPont, Adama Agricultural Solutions, Nufarm, Tide International, Forerock	herbicide	imazapyr
Nufarm, PBI/Gordon Corporation	herbicide	mecoprop-P
Syngenta	herbicide	mesotrione
Nichino America	herbicide	pyraflufen-ethyl
Chemtura	fungicide	etridiazole
BASF	fungicide	pyraclostrobin
Gowan	fungicide	zoxamide
Chemtura	acaricide	propargite
Source:U.S. EPA